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Drawers & Thoughts of a Daughter [repost, for Mother's Day]
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Drawers & Thoughts of a Daughter [repost, for Mother's Day] |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Drawers and Thoughts of a Daughter I would go again in to my mother’s tissue lined drawers where her scent lingers on aged silk scarves I never liked but which she used, and on her, they looked good. I would finger jewelry from her ‘40s and 50’s; she didn’t have much jewelry beyond those dates, and the pieces were so heavy. I would look at cards she saved, recalling those days and why I sent them, just to feel me smile again. I would read letters I wrote still hoping they lifted her smile or caused a laugh but never a tear. Although they probably did. I would go once more to her bed, stroke her pillow where she last laid her head and wonder of her thoughts. I would breathe her pillow in. I would talk to her about my thoughts of getting older, on subjects we didn’t have a chance to discuss, or cuss. I would acknowledge her successes in life and of the difference of us as wives even though we were mother and daughter. Today, I have many good friends, here and beyond, now, in my mother’s absence they share guidance and concern but they are not my mother. Perhaps her words would be the same as theirs, but it would be her voice. And her scent. I miss you, Mom. In memory of Jacqueline S. Givens Rilling 1931 - 1992 10 February, 2000 revised 25 March 2002 ©KRJ |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Oh sure..no tissue alert! Beautiful Karilea..I already have this in my library.. But it's so good of you to repost again.. Wonderful memories...I have my own as well. ~Soft Smiles & Tender Hugs, Nancy~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Oh this is definately a tissue alert and really very beautiful and so deeply felt. I'm glad you reposted, because I missed it the first time. Hugs Karilea. Maree  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Karilea...No one does it quite like a mother. Lovely and true for me too.  |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
lovely writing Karilea. I am very lucky. My mother will be visiting the area in June to share our birthdays. I wish you a very happy Mother's Day. hugs M |
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Edder Senior Member
since 2003-04-02
Posts 671 |
sounds as if she was a remarkable mom. a beautiful testament of your love for her. |
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garysgirl  
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Karilea, this is so precious. I'm so glad that you decided to repost it. I'm very lucky to still have my Mother with me, and you are so right...no-one else can do things exactly like our Mothers can. I hope you have a wonderfully Happy Mothers Day  Heart Hugs, Ethel |
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QjQ Member Elite
since 2003-04-18
Posts 3756U.S.A. |
very loving memorys of mother, great rememberences to be cherished. It matters not how you answer, It matters only that i hear you. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Karilea~ You already know how much I adore this piece~ Back where it belongs  *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
Some folks write of simple things, Of springtime days and robin wings, A Kansas plain, the skies above, And from the heart, a daughter's love. You are at your best my Kansas friend when you pen from the heart. |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
I would finger jewelry from her ‘40s and 50’s; she didn’t have much jewelry beyond those dates, and the pieces were so heavy. Well now Karilea, there should have been a hanky alert with this!! You know, I recall sitting beside my mother on her bed and doing exactly this. She would describe each piece of jewelry and the story of how she came to own it. I was very little and all of the necklaces and earrings to me glittered with such elegance....I thought she must have been a princess at one time.......well...she was to me. hugs for this my friend, Chris "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Oh my, this feels so much. A wonderful tribute for your Mother. Hugs Sandra |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Your heart is so full of goodness. I remember reading this, and it touches even deeper this day. Sweet are your memories~  |
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jennirey Member
since 2002-01-24
Posts 198North Richland HillsTx |
This was beautiful, Jen |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
What a sweet poem for your dear mother... Thanks for sharing it, especially for us who haven't had the chance to see it in the past... I'm sure your mother was a wonderful person, and is sorely missed by all who's lives she touched... I hope you have a Happy Mother's Day Sunshine!! Richy |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
now, in my mother’s absence they share guidance and concern but they are not my mother. Perhaps her words would be the same as theirs, but it would be her voice. And her scent. I miss you, Mom. I remembered this one well enough to know to have the tissues handy... and once again, it touched the deepest core of me... wonderful write, Sunshiney one. *S* |
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